Table A1.
Contribution of Smoking using alternative attributable risk method: Life expectancy at age 50
| Life Expectancy Advantage | Advantage Explained by Smoking | % of advantage attributable to smoking | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Women
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| US-born Mexican-American | 1.89 (1.8 – 2.1) | 1.70 (1.4 – 2.0) | 90.10% |
| US-born other Hispanic | −1.90 (−2.2 – −1.6) | −0.89 (−1.2 – −0.6) | 46.84% |
| Foreign-born Mexican-American | 2.73 (2.6 – 2.9) | 1.60 (1.3 – 1.9) | 58.60% |
| Foreign-born other Hispanic | 2.84 (2.6 – 3.1) | 1.74 (1.5 – 2.0) | 61.10% |
| Men
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| US-born Mexican-American | 0.82 (0.5 – 1.2) | 0.87 (0.6 – 2.1) | 106.10%1 |
| US-born other Hispanic | −0.16 (−0.5 – 0.2) | 0.23 (−0.2 – 0.5) | −143.8%2 |
| Foreign-born Mexican-American | 1.99 (1.7 – 2.3) | 1.54 (1.3 – 1.8) | 77.40% |
| Foreign-born other Hispanic | 2.70 (2.4 – 3.0) | 1.68 (1.4 – 2.0) | 62.20% |
Notes: Life expectancy advantages are in years at age 50. Smoking-attributable mortality and contribution of smoking estimated using indirect method developed in Preston et al. (2010) and refined in Fenelon and Preston (2012). 95% confidence intervals in parentheses.
1
Contribution greater than 100% indicates that, in the absence of smoking, US-born Mexican-American men would be disadvantaged relative to non-Hispanic white men.
2
This percentage contribution is not statistically distinguishable from zero.